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torbanite
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A variety of coal that resembles a carbonaceous shale in outward appearance. It is fine-grained, brown to black, and tough, and breaks with a conchoidal or subconchoidal ...
kinetic theory of matter
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A theory which states that the particles of matter in all states of aggregation are in vigorous motion. In computations involving kinetic theory, the methods of statistical ...
inverse scattering theory
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A theory whose objective is to determine the scattering object, or an interaction potential energy, from the knowledge of a scattered field. This is the opposite problem from ...
vapor cycle
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A thermodynamic cycle, operating as a heat engine or a heat pump, during which the working substance is in, or passes through, the vapor state. A vapor is a substance at or near ...
Charles' law
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A thermodynamic law, also known as Gay-Lussac's law, which states that at constant pressure the volume of a fixed mass or quantity of gas varies directly with the absolute ...
adiabatic process
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A thermodynamic process in which the system undergoing the change exchanges no heat with its surroundings. An increase in entropy or degree of disorder occurs during an ...
magnetic thermometer
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A thermometer whose operation is based on Curie's law, which states that the magnetic susceptibility of noninteracting (that is, paramagnetic) dipole moments is inversely ...
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